15th June anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1594
  • France
  • "Birth of Nicolas Poussin, French artist." more
  • 1809
  • Canada
  • "Birth of François-Xavier Garneau, French-Canadian historian, the father of Canadian historiography"
• event
  • 1215
  • Great Britain
  • Magna Carta sealed at Runnymede by King John
  • 1389
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Battle of Kosovo; The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians
  • 1502
  • Spain
  • Christopher Columbus arrives in Martinique on his 4th voyage.
  • 1648
  • United States
  • Margaret Jones is the first person hanged in Massachusetts for witchcraft. more
  • 1658
  • Mongolia
  • The Mogul emperor Aurangzeb imprisoned his father the Shah after winning a battle at Samgarh.
  • 1667
  • France
  • The first human blood transfusion administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys. more
  • 1844
  • United States
  • "Charles Goodyear is granted a patent for vulcanising rubber, a process that strengthens it and so makes it possible to be used as tyres etc." more
  • 1909
  • Great Britain
  • The Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) was founded at Lords cricket ground in London. (Now known as the International Cricket Council)
  • 1919
  • Great Britain
  • Alcock and Brown complete 1st non stop flight across the Atlantic more
  • 1934
  • United States
  • The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established in the USA
  • 1978
  • Jordan
  • "King Hussein of Jordan married 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who became Queen Noor."
• Death
  • 1381
  • Great Britain
  • "Wat Tyler killed at Smithfield, London, during Peasants' Revolt in protest against poll tax of 1380"
  • 1934
  • France
  • "Death of Alfred Bruneau, French composer, played a key role in the introduction of realism in French opera"
  • 1993
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of James Hunt, British racing driver ."
  • 1997
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Kim Casali, British cartoonist who created the 'Love Is...' comic strip"